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Ohio man admits to 2013 robbery in Wayne Co.

A New Paris, Ohio, man admitted this week he committed a 2013 robbery in Wayne County and received a four-year prison sentence that he actually already has served.

Mark A. Jones, 47, was brought to Wayne County from the Indiana Department of Correction's Correctional Industrial Facility in Pendleton, Ind., for his plea and sentencing hearing Tuesday in Wayne County Circuit Court.

Jones is serving an eight-year prison sentence after he was convicted on May 9, 2013, of a Randolph County robbery.

Jones reached an agreement with the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office to plead guilty to Class C felony robbery and receive a four-year prison sentence that would run concurrently with his Randolph County sentence, meaning he would receive credit on the Wayne County sentence for the time served on the Randolph County sentence.

Judge David Kolger credited Jones with 1,062 days of time served, and with good-time credit, Jones surpassed the 1,460 days necessary to fulfill his Wayne County sentence.

Jones has 12 previous felony convictions in Wayne County, including two for being a habitual offender. He also has previous convictions in Putnam County and in Ohio.